Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-26
THE GRAND Drill.
President and Mrs. Cleveland, with a
Number of Other Distinguished
People, Review the Troops.
The Streets OF Washington Packed with
People, and the Event an Ever
Memorable One.
San Antonio's Crack Companies Make a
Fine Appearance in Parade and
Are Often Oheered.
THE NATIONAL DRILL.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-The parade OF
the troops to-day for review by the Presi-
dent has afforded the first opportunity for
seeing at once the entire body of those
forming the enCampment, and was an
unqualified success. The arrangements
for the parade were seasonably
completed, and were carried out
almost to the allotted second, and
without an apparent hitch or break. The
head of theicolumn started from camp up
Seventeenth street promptly at noon and
reached the stand erected for the Presi
dent and invited guests ten minutes later.
With the President were Mrs. Cleveland,
Mrs. Welsh and Mrs Marcy and Col. and
Mrs. Lamont. Gen. Sheridan and several
members of his staff III full uniform were
their escorts. Among the quests
of the drill were Governor Lee of Vir-
ginia, Staff Governor McGill of MIN
nesota and staff, the staff of Governor
Gray Of Indiana the Governor himself
having been detained at the last moment)
Secretary EndiCott, Senators Sherman
and German, Mexican and japanese
families and liberal sprink-
lIuE vi OluCl 1CSublOlD anu
army people. The stand was
covered with bunting and stood beneath
the shade OF the lofty trees which front
the White House grounds. When the
right of the column approached the Pres.
ident stepped upon the dais and in re-
Spouse To the sslutes of the passing
commands he removed his hat
and bowed. Following General
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his headquarters was the Marine band
Ct forty men.
The order of parade was as follows:
Brigadier General G. j. Anderson,
first Provisional BatslliOn, Louisville Lee
gion, six companies. 4
Colonel John B. C2stleman, Second
Provisional Battalion, six companies;
Second Ohio Intantry Company, Eighth
Ohio Company c, Seventeenth Ohio and
Toledo Cadets Battery 3, Ohio.
Colonel J. G. How, Third Provisional
Battalion, Washington Light Infantry
Corps, Washington Cadets.
Colonel William G.. Morse, Four
Battalion, San Antonio
Rifles, Belknap Rifles, Eicssburg South
erH's Rifles, Louisiana Il fes, Lse Light
Guard, Company d Second Missouri
and band of the Third Mis- /
souri,.
Major ". II. Sheffield, Fifth Provisional
Battalion, Company D, Second Maine
Company D, Third New York |
Company C, First New Jersey.
Eight separate companies: New York |
n, Sixth Illinois, Fort Wayne !
Rifles, Indianapolis Light InfsntTy, Mus |
;sntine Rifles, Milwaukee Battery, Indiana
Battery, Third Indiana Calling Gun Squa /.
Colonel Bob Tucker, Sixth Provisional
Company D; First Michigan
Battalion, Company A First Michigan
Battalion, Company d; First Minnesota
Battalion; Governors Guard, North Car
ina.
Colonel Anthony, Seventh Provisional
Fifth Rhode Island Battalion,
Sheridan Guards, Sarsfeld Guards,
Shields Guard.
Lieutenant Colonel Moran, Ninth Pro-
-isional Battalion, Chicago Keck Zouaves,
Memphis ZJuaves.
Captain T. j. Ford, Eighth Provisional
Michigan Military Academy
cadets, Peeksk Cadets, Gauge Cadets,
College Cadets, Butler Cadets,
It. Johns Academy Cadets, Bethel Cadets.
The wide paved avenues selected for the
inc Of mHrch afforded ample room for
isplay by company front. Thousands Of
trapgeTs with half the population
+ the city, filed the windows add lined
he Payements along the entire route.